, 1887-09-27
HOW TO GET ON IN THE WORLD,

HOW TO GET ON In THE WORLD.
There are Just now going the rounds of
the press three letters written by Chas.
A. Pillsbury, the great Minneapolis
miller, Gen. BENJAMIN F. Butler and P.
L. Barnun respectively. They have
been written for publication in response
to an inquiry from a young man who
sought practical advice as to getting along
in the world. Coming from men who
have been so eminently successful in life
as the three gentlemen named, they can
not fail to receive the respectful consider
alton OF every thoughtful young man in
the country. Out here in the West the
young men are perhaps more prone to
extravaganza thar young men in CORE
spending stations in the East They earn
better wages here, and being freer from
home restraints and usually having no
one dependent upon them, they are in
clined to give a loose rein to their
tancies and live with very little thought
of the future. To all of these
the letters in question will bristle with prac-
teal hints AMI valuable information The
letter of Mr.. Plllsbury is brief and lays
emphasis chiefly on two points: First,
try to make your services many times
more valuable than your wages, and ii
your employer should lack appreciation
there will be others who will not. Sec
ond, never overrate your own ability nor
underrate that of your competitor. AS
between natural ability and hard work the
latter will win every time. Combine the
two and success is certain.
Gen. Butler calculates That eight out of
every ten young men are wrecked at the
beginning through speculation. If a
young man is earning something more
han the expenses of his living, and has
no object in view, he is likely either to in
crease those expenses carelessly, or to
loan his money to his friends, aud in 80
doing in the majority of cases he will lose
both friends and money, so that the best
thing that can be done is to AVE an OBJ
iect, to gather up his money, and to have
a call for it which shall be a profitable
one. Nothing is so safe for an invest
ment as improved real estate. Nothing
is likely to grow in value faster. In the
last fifty years 90 per cent of all the mer-
chants and traders in Boston have failed.
In the last fifty years all the improved
real estate, on the average, has paid its
interest and taxes and quadrupled in value.
The rule | would lay down for a young
man" continues the general, is, never
do a mean thing for money. Be prudent
and saving of your money. Be careful to
have no interest account running against
you unless you have an equal or greater
interest account running in your favor.
Work diligently and you are sure of a
competency in your old age, and as early
as possible, if you can find a saving,
prudent girl who has been brought up by
a mother who knows how to take care of
a house, make a wife of her, and she will
aid and not hinder you"
p. T. Barnum goes into the discussion
most deliberately. Those who desire to
attain an independence, be says, have
only to set their minds upon it and adopt
the proper means, as they do in regard to
any other object which they wish to ac-
complish, and the thing is easily done.
The letter abounds in aphorisms of
which the following are the chief exam
plies:
Young men starting in life should avoid
running into debt.
There is no such thing in the world as
luck,
Money is good for nothing unless you
know the value OF it by experience.
Il is the fear of what Mrs. Grundy may
say that keeps the noses OF many worthy
families to the grlndstone.
The foundation of success in life is good
health; that Is the substratum Of fortune.
The closer We keep to the laws of nature,
the nearer we are to good health. ToDac-
CO and rum should be Stunned.
No man has a right TO expect to sue
coed in life unless he undt rstands his bust
ness, and nUbUsy can understand his
business thoroughly unless he learns It
by personal application and expert
ence.
There are many who think that econo-
NY COuslsts III saving cheese parlngS and
candle ends, in cutting off twopence from
the l~aundress' bill and doing all sorts Of
little mean things. Economy is not mean
ness.
The safest plan, and the one most sure
OF success for the young mar starting in
life, is to select the vocation which is
most congenial to his tastes. After Sc.
curing the right vocation, you must be
careful to select the proper location, and
not begin Business where there are al
ready enough to meet all demands in the
same occupation.
When a man is in the right path he
must persevere, aud perseverance is some.
times but another word for self reliance.
Until you can so rely upon yourself, you
need not expect 10 succeed. Whatever
you do, do it with your might.
The great ambition should be to excel
all Others engaged III the same occupation.
Every boy should learn some trade or
profession. Engage in one kind OF bust
ness only, and stick to it faithfully until
you succeed, or until your experience
shows that o should abandon it. A
constant hammering on one nail will gen.
orally drive 1t home at last, so that it can
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